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Setting up a wireless connection
Posted on 2013-01-13
I am setting up some windows 7 laptops for another office. I was wondering if it is possible to setup a wireless connection in advance? In other words, I know the name of the wireless router and the password for it... but I am in another office, so it is not detected on the machine yet. I would like to pre-configure it for the user so it would just connect when the boot up... can I do that somehow?
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It should work fine. All you are doing is creating a profile. Make sure you have the SSID, wireless encrytpion protoco, and password all set up. Set it up (it will not connect) and save it. I do that with Access Connections (IBM) but it should work in Windows.
Try one out, then start up the computer in the wireless area and see if it connects.
... Thinkpads_User
Try one out, then start up the computer in the wireless area and see if it connects.
... Thinkpads_User
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Different states makes it a wee bit more difficult. Set one up and ship the computer to the other state.
You may need a trusted party at the other end to help understand and troubleshoot.
... Thinkpads_User
You may need a trusted party at the other end to help understand and troubleshoot.
... Thinkpads_User
Here is also a link with how to configure a connection manually.
http://forevergeeks.com/how-to-setup-a-wireless-profile-on-windows-7/
http://forevergeeks.com/how-to-setup-a-wireless-profile-on-windows-7/
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Once you get 1 setup correctly, you can just export it to a USB stick.
From Network and Sharing Center, click Manage wireless networks on the left.
Right-click on the wireless network you want to export and choose Properties.
Click the Copy this network profile to a USB flash drive link.
After it's copied to the USB drive, click the View more detailed instructions linkand a printable sheet should open in WordPad with details for importing the USB data to XP, vista, 7 and most modern routers with a USB port.
e.g. see attached file. It should open with WordPad by default.
AddWirelessNetwork.odt
From Network and Sharing Center, click Manage wireless networks on the left.
Right-click on the wireless network you want to export and choose Properties.
Click the Copy this network profile to a USB flash drive link.
After it's copied to the USB drive, click the View more detailed instructions linkand a printable sheet should open in WordPad with details for importing the USB data to XP, vista, 7 and most modern routers with a USB port.
e.g. see attached file. It should open with WordPad by default.
AddWirelessNetwork.odt
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